A Canadian pilot’s pleas for his beloved Cessna 172 fell on deaf ears as a U.S. judge ordered the aircraft’s forfeit as part of the pilot’s sentence for illegally flying a Canadian woman into the U.S. […]
Canadian Red Bull racer Pete McLeod has announced he’s now being sponsored by GPS and avionics giant Garmin. The announcement was made on the eve of the first Red Bull race of the season in […]
Bombardier has fired CEO Pierre Beaudoin and given him the largely ceremonial post of executive chairman, a position held by his father Laurent for the past 30 years. Replacing Beaudoin is Alain Bellemare, who left […]
Canadian Aviator has just finished a special supplement aimed at encouraging women to get involved in aviation. The Women of Aviation publication will be included with the March/April edition of the magazine and 5,000 extra […]
The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association will begin accepting applications next week for only the third president in its more than 50-year history. COPA President Kevin Psutka left the post after 18 years last week and […]
Canadian Aviator has just finished a special supplement aimed at encouraging women to get involved in aviation. The Women of Aviation publication will be included with the March/April edition of the magazine and 5,000 extra […]
After fighting tooth and nail for the right to resume service to Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport, Air Canada now says it’s considering leaving. After a couple of court fights Air Canada Express began […]
A Winnipeg man who wants to start a “national” pilot school for unmanned aerial systems operators is asking Transport Canada to licence UAS pilots. Dale George, CEO of Buoyant Aircraft Systems, a company trying to […]
First Air earned some world media attention this week after the Toronto Star reported that its fleet of aircraft are equipped with a flight tracking system made by FLYHT, of Calgary. In the three days […]
Canada has bought another C-17 and increasing the fleet by 25 percent will add exponentially more capability to the RCAF’s transport command. Defense Minister Rob Nicholson made the announcement early Friday at CFB Trenton […]
by Ken Lin, Social Media Editor Newmarket, Ontario pilot Gaetan Boudreau arrived at Brampton Flying Club Dec. 16 anticipating a “safety briefing” with his flight instructor Madeline Koby. Boudreau, who soloed earlier this year at […]
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame has selected four new inductees and there’s a military flavour to this year’s crop. The inductees are Arthur Roy Brown, Jim McBride, O.B. Philp and George Miller. Brown was best known for […]
Transport Canada has published the advisory circular laying out the liberalization of rules on the commercial use of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). As expected, two exemptions allow restricted use of very small (less than […]
Pratt and Whitney Canada has received a $300 million “repayable contribution” from the federal government that it says will be used to research new technologies for engines it produces at Longueuil, QC and Mississauga, ON. […]
COPA President Kevin Psutka will retire in 2015 and the search is on for his replacement. COPA announced the move on Thursday and noted Psutka’s service. “Kevin’s extraordinary vision and leadership guided COPA through times […]
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